A humming chiller from the red-hot author of Shutter Island. Investigating the murder of an old friend's daughter, Detective Sean Devine must deal with her outraged father and the monstrous secrets of a seemingly bland outsider. Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, and Tim Robbins star in the Oscar-winning movie. A USA Today Book Club pick. "A powerhouse... heart-scorching [and] penetrating."—The New York Times Book Review